Are we supposed to take Obama seriously when he says he wants to unite the country?

No true, you are projecting your own republican negativity on to him. Well, I just saw a clip of McCain trying to remember the 5 republicans who endorsed Obama..we know one was Powell & he couldn't remember but one was Schultz & actually he named 4 others...he knows people like you will always want to find faulth like that guy Joe the plumber who could pay the property taxes he owes under Obama's plane but would rather not pay his taxes & pretend he is someone he is not then to vote for what is best for himself...there will always be people like you & Joe who go against yourselves & you can fight it all you want it really is your own problem not anyone else's Obama is going to succeed anyway.